| I personally don't remember the first time I shot a gun, so I must have been pretty young. I have taken my son out shooting, since he was 4. I help him hold the rifle, while he sites it and fires it. We do not go to the range, this is out in the woods. Now that he is 7 I plan on taking him to the range soon and letting him fire the rifle all by himself. Of course with me standing right there.
Every child is different, I teach BB gun and Archery to the cub scouts (6 to 10 year olds), I have handed a BB gun to a 6 years and I was confident that child had been listening and was not going to do anything stupid. Then I have 10 years olds who have had the training several times, and I have to watch their every move. So the age really does not matter it is the child's maturity. |